Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL 26 ABOUT THE COUNCIL 10 to serve as a resource centre for the sharing of knowledge and experience within the construction industry; 11 to assess improvements made by the construction industry through the compilation of performance indicators; 12 to make recommendations with respect to the rate of the levy imposed under this Ordinance; 13 to conduct or finance educational, publicity, research or other programmes relating to occupational safety and health, environmental protection or sustainable development in the construction industry; and 14 to perform any other functions relevant to the construction industry, including those functions conferred or imposed on it by or under this Ordinance, the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance (Cap. 583) or any other enactment. Under Section 6 of the Construction Industry Council Ordinance, the supplementary functions of the CIC are: 1 to provide training courses for the construction industry; 2 to establish and maintain industrial training centres for the construction industry; 3 to assist, including by the provision of financial assistance, in the placement of persons who have completed training courses provided for the construction industry; 4 to assess the standards of skills achieved by any person in any kind of work involving or in connection with the construction industry, to conduct examinations and tests, to issue or award certificates of attendance or competence, and to establish the standards to be achieved in respect of any such work.